JOHN GABRIELLE SALAPANTE

11-RESILIENT

READING AND WRITING-MODULE 2

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Becoming your Own Boss

The thought of a part-time work may conjure up images of bussing dishes, pumping gas, bagging
groceries or running a cash register. But there are other ways to make money. You might consider
becoming your own employer by painting houses, gardening or tutoring. Working for yourself, you can
make more money than in conventional jobs, and you can have flexible hours.

Some of you may argue that working for yourself takes a great deal of planning and investment.
Although these views are valid, the problems are all surmountable. There are various ways that you can
find customers: through community contacts, friends, and business acquaintances, and clubs and
religious groups. You can advertise for little money in local newspapers. You can place free ads on
bulletin boards in stores, community centers, local businesses, and schools. You will find that probably
find that neighbors will lend you necessary equipment reasonably. Sometimes you can get secondhand
machines cheaply through want ads. And once set-up, a service business provides profitable and
convenient work.

By performing useful services, you may fine that you earn more than the minimum wage. Many
people today pay others to do their household work. Working people, for example, can pay as much as
P400 for the whole day of house cleaning. They will pay at least that much for heavy work done such as
window cleaning, floor polishing, rug and upholstery shampooing, and washing clothes.

The real advantage of running a business might be working when and as much as you want. You
can adjust working hours to fit your study time and extracurricular activities. You might work only on
long weekends, minding people’s houses, watering their lawns or caring for pets.

When you consider working for yourself, you can see that the possibilities for making the most
money in the time you have depends on how creative, enterprising and conscientious you are. You
might find your service business so lucrative that you can share it with other students, perhaps by hiring
them to work for you or increase it to full in the summer. Rather be discouraged about part-time job
market for students, remember that clerking in a store, flipping hamburgers, and answering phones are
not your only choice.
 1.What is the topic sentence?

-Working for yourself, you can make more money than in conventional jobs, and you can have
flexible hours.

2.What are the supporting details of the topic sentence?

-Some of you may argue that working for yourself takes a great deal of planning and investment.

-There are various ways that you can find customers: through community contacts, friends, and
business acquaintances, and clubs and religious groups.

- By performing useful services, you may find that you earn more than the minimum wage.

-The real advantage of running a business might be working when and as much as you want.

-You can adjust working hours to fit your study time and extracurricular activities.

-When you consider working for yourself, you can see that the possibilities for making the most
money in the time you have depends on how creative, enterprising and conscientious you are.

3.Can you say that the paragraph has cohesion and coherence? Why or why not?

-Yes, I think the paragraph has cohesion and coherence. The ideas inside the paragraph stick
together, making it easier to understand. The flow of ideas were logical and relevant to the topic
sentence. All the ideas are linked logically and make sense.

4. Did the writer use appropriate language for the text?

5. Did the writer follow the mechanics in writing? If yes, why did you say so?

-Yes, based on my observation all throughout the text, the writer followed the mechanics in
writing. Proper capitalizations, punctuation and spelling are noticeable. When writing a paragraph, we
should also keep in mind the mechanics as it will be our primary guide in constructing and formulating a
text.

POST TEST-TEST I

Write T if the statement is true; otherwise write F it is incorrect. Write your answer on the space
provided.

______T______1. Coherence and cohesion are two different characteristics of a well- written text.
______F______2. Transitional words are needed to show coherence.

______T______3. Appropriateness of language use in developing a written discourse is an important

POST TEST- TEST II

Identify what kind of property of a well-written text is shown in each excerpt. Write your answer on the
space provided.

_Organization__________1. Eiffel Tower is divided into three sections. The lowest section of the tower
contains the entrance, a gift shop and a restaurant. The middle section of the tower consists of stairs
and elevators that lead to the top. The top section of the tower includes an observation deck with a
spectacular view of Paris.

_Coherence and Cohesion__________2. Last year, late October and November, the country was
bombarded with consecutive typhoons. As a result, there were a lot of properties which were destroyed
and some families lost their loved ones.

_Mechanics__________3. The researchers provided the bad results to the company. The researchers
provided the negative results to the company.

_Language Use__________4. During the consecutive blasts of typhoons last year, the most affected
areas in the National Capital Region and nearby municipalities declared a one-month suspension of
classes, which paved way for the distribution of relief goods and other help to the affected families.

_Coherence and Cohesion__________5. The display of this automatic washing machine changes
whenever you change the mode of washing. This small screen shows the number of the mode and the
time it will consume as well as the volume of water to be used.

POST TEST- TEST III

Read the following text and evaluate it by answering the checklist below.

A Good Summer Job

Some people would describe a good summer job as one that takes little effort and pays well.
Others would say that the best place to work in the summer is the city. Still other would maintain that a
good summer job prepares a person for a career. Among the best summer jobs, however, are that offer
advantages in both the present and the future by training a person to work hard and to face all kinds of
people. Working as a waiter or waitress is one such job. Waiting on tables can teach a person the
valuable skills of working efficiently and of relating to other people.

A good waiter or waitress can learn an even more valuable skill – the ability to relate to people –
through serving all kinds of customers in all kinds of situations. A certain behavior must be mastered if a
waiter or waitress is to please customers and make good tips: confidence with strangers, politeness,
friendliness, helpfulness patience and calmness at all times.
 Waiting on tables is an experience a person should not miss because it teaches the efficient use
of time and energy and the skill of coping with diverse people.

Answer the following checklist with a Yes or No to evaluate the text.

1. Does the introduction lead up to the thesis statement by getting the reader’s attention,
providing background information, and indicating your purpose? YES
2. Does the thesis statement express a clearly focused main point that is appropriate for your
audience and purpose? YES
3. Does the body of the essay thoroughly develop the main point with well-chosen supporting
information? YES
4. Are the ideas in each paragraph organized logically and connected with transitions? YES
5. Are there any mistakes in grammar, mechanics or spelling? YES